Prescribing Psychologists

Psychologists with intensive training in psychopharmacology are able to prescribe medication to patients with mental health concerns and alleviate the psychiatrist shortage.

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Education

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• Psychologists
• Prescribing
• Psychiatrist
• shortage

[psychologyolivia]

@dphillip87

I absolutely agree, I am currently studying psychology, and it frustrates me at times when Psychiatrists consider Psychologists "inferior" or to be "pseudodoctors" when we infact have to undertake extensive training for almost as much time as they do.

[yumyumsryummy]

@rusureuwant2know There are many neurological barriers that therapy will not be able to treat.

[rusureuwant2know]

@4BetterMentalHealth You have been deceived - people dealing with stress need to learn how to manage it in a realistic way - a pill is not the answer. What you are suggesting makes psychologists the licensed neighborhood drug dealer. Psychology deals with human behavior - any psychologist who would prescribe pills may as well burn his/her degree.

[rusureuwant2know]

@73RoSes I sincerely hope you're not prescribing psychiatric drugs to your patients like doctors are here for life's normal, everyday problems.

[ephenderson]

@dphillip87 I don't understand your point- or your concern...? So psychologist shudn't be able to prescribe like psychiatrist or yes they shud?

[dphillip87]

This post is ridiculous.

Clinical Psychology programs are 5 years plus a 1-2 year postdoctoral residency PLUS the proposed 3 year program to obtain prescription privileges. How is that not even close to the training for psychiatrists?! 8 years vs. 10 years? PLUS...Psychiatrists do NOT have close to the level of psychotherapy training that psychologists do. END of story.

[jazzdoc1964]

Most psyc meds are prescribed by general physicians who are struggling to keep up with the demands. These folks are trying to respond to the need with much less training than medical psychologists have. Looking forward to this being a public service initiative for both urban and rural underserved.

[pedagogue]

The D.O.D. study, combined with the current outcome data from New Mexico and Louisiana, have disproved any claim of "endangerment" for patients. Requiring a patient to wait 6-8 weeks for treatment is a great threat to a patient's well-being.

[freudianslip5]

This is ridiculous.

The footage of Chicago shown makes it clear that psychologists have no intention of moving to rural areas in Illinois but would like to prescribe medications in cities like Chicago, which have an abundance of psychiatrists. Treating 100 patients and taking several classes doesn't come anywhere near the 4 years of medical school and 4 years of psychiatry residency training of psychiatrists. Psychologists prescribing would endanger patients- not improve patient care!!!